Across the sea – Cultural interactions in Sardinia. Imported and local coarse and cooking wares between Middle Imperial Age and Late Antiquity. The case study of Nora

Abstract

The analysis of the stratigraphic contexts of the Mediterranean, relating to the centuries between the Middle Imperial Age and the period defined as Late Antiquity, is a particularly interesting and stimulating subject. In recent times, this topic has seen a proliferation of studies by archaeologists in different settings. As far as the most peripheral territories of the Roman Empire are concerned, the social and economic dynamics linked to the production and importation of goods, such as pottery and other household objects, can be decoded through the analysis of these urban and rural contexts. Among the features that certainly attract more interest, it is worth mentioning here the coexistence of coarse and cooking pottery of local production with products imported by sea and by land from other territories. This work aims to analyze some of these aspects, focusing on some stratigraphic contexts relating to the 3^rd-8^th century A.D. of the municipium of Nora (South Sardinia).